Nonstop flight route between Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Anqing, Anhui, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°34'55"N by 117°3'1"E)
Distance from LKZ to AQG:
5,546.70 miles (8,926.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG), Anqing, Anhui, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,547 miles (or 8,927 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between RAF Lakenheath and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between RAF Lakenheath and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKZ / EGUL |
| Airport Name: | RAF Lakenheath |
| Location: | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°24'29"N by 0°33'24"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from LKZ |
| More Information: | LKZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQG / ZSAQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Anqing, Anhui, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'55"N by 117°3'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | HNA Group Co. |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AQG |
| More Information: | AQG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lakenheath (LKZ):
- In response to the threat by the Soviet Union, by the 1948 Berlin blockade, President Truman decided to realign USAFE into a permanent combat-capable force.
- The closest airport to RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of LKZ.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1941, hard runways were put down with the main runway, 04/22, being 2,000 yards, and the subsidiaries, 12/30 at 1,300 yards and 16/34 at 1,400 yards.
- Lakenheath Airfield was used by RAF flying units on detachment late in 1941.
- In 1940, the Air Ministry selected Lakenheath as an alternative for RAF Mildenhall and used it as a decoy airfield.
- On 1 May 1951, Lakenheath was transferred from USAFE to SAC, and placed under the 3909th Air Base Group.
Facts about Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG):
- Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (meaning Anqing Tianzhushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,889 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of AQG.
- In addition to being known as "Anqing Tianzhushan Airport", other names for AQG include "安庆天柱山机场" and "Ānqìng Tiānzhùshān Jīchǎng".
- Anqing Tianzhushan Airport handled 76,330 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.38 miles (7.05 km) SW | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 10.20 miles (16.41 km) ESE | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 16.58 miles (26.69 km) N | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 21.39 miles (34.42 km) SW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 28.36 miles (45.63 km) SW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 30.09 miles (48.43 km) S | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) W | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 35.67 miles (57.41 km) ENE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 37.55 miles (60.42 km) SE | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 10 | 38.65 miles (62.19 km) SSW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.39 miles (65.01 km) ENE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 53.83 miles (86.63 km) SW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 55.37 miles (89.11 km) WNW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 56.09 miles (90.27 km) SW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 56.14 miles (90.35 km) NNW | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,827.09 miles (19,033.81 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,790.32 miles (18,974.63 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,766.44 miles (18,936.20 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,763.52 miles (18,931.50 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,749.39 miles (18,908.77 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,732.88 miles (18,882.19 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,726.83 miles (18,872.46 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,724.93 miles (18,869.40 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,718.31 miles (18,858.75 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,697.18 miles (18,824.74 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,696.39 miles (18,823.46 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,679.36 miles (18,796.06 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,675.07 miles (18,789.16 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,671.69 miles (18,783.72 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,651.69 miles (18,751.53 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.37 miles (63.36 km) ENE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 2 | 84.05 miles (135.26 km) N | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 3 | 86.25 miles (138.81 km) S | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 106.84 miles (171.95 km) SW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 133.77 miles (215.29 km) NE | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 6 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) SSW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 157.32 miles (253.18 km) N | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 157.38 miles (253.28 km) SE | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 9 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) W | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 176.71 miles (284.38 km) NNW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 185.30 miles (298.21 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 197.91 miles (318.50 km) ESE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 13 | 203.12 miles (326.89 km) E | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 14 | 204.07 miles (328.41 km) ENE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 208.10 miles (334.90 km) NE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,358.46 miles (19,888.97 km) SW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,346.85 miles (19,870.28 km) SE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,338.44 miles (19,856.75 km) ESE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,276.49 miles (19,757.05 km) SE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,268.51 miles (19,744.21 km) WSW | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,232.09 miles (19,685.58 km) SW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,225.25 miles (19,674.59 km) SSE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.37 km) SE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,219.23 miles (19,664.89 km) WSW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,192.14 miles (19,621.30 km) ESE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,164.07 miles (19,576.13 km) SE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,147.20 miles (19,548.98 km) SSE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,139.17 miles (19,536.06 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,138.79 miles (19,535.44 km) SSW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,136.95 miles (19,532.48 km) WSW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |